You can work while you receive EI regular benefits, if your employer offers you work. Here’s what you need to know: you have to initially serve your one-week waiting period (for EI regular benefits only); your regular benefit will be reduced by 50 cents for every dollar of income you earn, up to your […]
If you continue to work in an “essential workplace”, as narrowed on April 2, 2020, your employer has a statutory duty to take reasonable steps to protect your health and safety, including during this pandemic. To do so, an employer may wish to know personal information about you, particularly related to COVID-19. Those may relate
Small-and-medium-sized business owners in the City of Kawartha Lakes – an update: THE CANADA EMERGENCY BUSINESS ACCOUNT (“CEBA”) – A $40,000 OPERATING LINE OF CREDIT: Eligible businesses will receive a $40,000 line of credit loan for immediate financial support to cover short term operating expenses, payroll and other non-deferrable expenses which are critical to sustain
As part of the federal Government's COVID-19 economic response plan, it has strongly encouraged the Big Banks to allow consumers to defer credit card payments, without penalty, at least temporarily. Currently, most of the banks, if not all, are accepting requests to temporarily waive the requirement that you pay your minimum payment on your credit
As of March 24, all “non-essential” businesses must be closed [Regulation 82/20 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (the “Regulation”)]. The Regulation also permits “non-essential” businesses to allow temporary access for very specific purposes, which are explained below. Essential businesses are: supply chain retail and wholesale of food food services and accommodations institutional,
Employers – if you have had to temporarily laid off any employees due to the pandemic, you may have the option of temporarily ‘topping up’ their earnings during the lay offs, above and beyond their Employment Insurance (“IE”) benefits. You can do so by using a “Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Program” (a “SUB plan”). You can
If you must leave your home, despite the strong recommendations by our governments and health officials to do your best not to, nothing has changed in terms of how we interact with each other in our community. Respect and civility are essential, as has always been the case. The virus does not change that. When
More details about the federal government's new wage subsidy, intended to encourage employers to avoid lay offs and keep employees on the payroll: NEW 75% CANADA EMERGENCY WAGE SUBSIDY – ALL EMPLOYERS [REFUND]: all employees are eligible, except public sector; 75 per cent wage subsidy on the first $58,700 normally earned by employees [a benefit
If any co-parent seeks to change the existing parenting arrangements arising from, or related to, COVID-19, the following test will be applied by the Family Court before the request will be considered: [1] firstly, the co-parent must prove specific evidence or examples of behavior or plans by the other parent which are inconsistent with COVID-19
As of April 1, 2020, here is a summary of the financial and other assistance being offered to self-employed individuals and small-to-medium-size businesses in Ontario, including non-profit and charitable organizations: THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: Income Tax: Businesses can defer payments, until after August 31, 2020, on any income tax amounts that become owing on or after
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